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Eddie Redmayne took a workshop with trans actors after The Danish Girl backlash

Eddie Redmayne revealed that he took a workshop with trans actors after receiving backlash for his role in The Danish Girl.  Back in 2015, the Les Misérables actor made waves when he starred in the controversial and critically acclaimed film.  The movie, which Tom Hopper directed, follows the life of transgender painter Lili Elbe and her journey as one of the first trans individuals to receive gender reassignment surgery. Redmayne’s portrayal of the historical figure earned him numerous nominations, including one for Best Actor at the Academy Awards. However, many…

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Eddie Redmayne and Jessie Buckley are captivating in West End Cabaret adaptation – review

London’s Playhouse Theatre is spectacularly transformed into the seedy KitKat Club for an incredible escapist production. Plastered across the London scene, posters of John Kander and Fred Ebb’s 1966 musical revival were a big hit. Gothic-inspired images of the cast appeared across the city backdrop, teasing a hedonistic theatre world where stalls and stands become an immersive Weimar-era cabaret setting. Red light bathed the corridors and Cabaret stars lurked around the reformed stage as the audience piled into the pop-up KitKat Club. Expectations around the adaption of the legacy musical…

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